Fact Sheet

Stages of Sepsis in Children

Sepsis can become deadly very quickly in children. "Once you have sepsis, every 30 minutes that goes by that you don't treat the infection, bacteria double." says Joseph A. Carcillo, M.D., professor of critical care medicine and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh. So within hours, the child can be very ill. If you suspect sepsis, seek emergency medical attention. Caught early enough, most sepsis cases are treatable.